Austen, Jane (1775-1817)
Pathfinder
April 1996
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The following reference books can be used to get both biographical and
critical information about authors. These sources should be used as a
starting point--DO NOT base all of your research on material obtained from
reference books. Use these sources to become better acquainted with your
author; this will allow you to utilize more effectively the sources
listed under COMPREHENSIVE LITERARY RESEARCH. These sources are located
at the West Campus LRC; they may also be located at other libraries.
BIOGRAPHICAL SOURCES
Consult the following reference sources to get an overview of your authors
life.
- British Authors of the 19th Century
- REF PR 451 .K8
CRITICAL SOURCES
Consult the following sources to obtain critical analyses of your author
and his/her work. The first sources listed will provide a more general
critical analyses of your author, while the second set of sources will
provide critical analyses of a more specific nature.
GENERAL CRITICISM
- Critical Survey of Long Fiction
- REF PN 3321 .C75
- Critical Survey of Short Fiction
- REF PN 3321 .C7
- Great Women Writers
- REF PN 471 .G74 1994
- Great Writers of the English Languagege
- REF PR 85 .G66
- British Writers
- REF PR 85 .B688
- Cambridge History of English Literature
- REF PR 83 .C22 1919
- English Literature
- REF PR 447 .R4 1963 P. 89-100
SPECIFIC CRITICISM
- Nineteenth Century Literary Criticism
- REF PN 761 .N5
- Consult the index in the highest numbered volume)
- Library of Literary Criticism of English and AMerican Authors
- REF PR 83 .M73 vol. 4 P. 612-625
- Library of Literary Criticism: The Critical Temper
- REF PR 83 .C764
- Masterplots II: Women's Literature Series
- REF PN 471 .M37 1995
COMPREHENSIVE LITERARY RESEARCH
After you have obtained background information on your author/topic from
the reference books, continue your research in the following CATALOGS, INDEXES, COMPUTERS and INTERNET SITES.
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